Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN EMD SD70M-2, SD75I and SD60F in Alberta, Canada
The headquarters of CN in Downtown Montreal
Designer Allan Fleming and CN director of communications Charles Harris at the launch of the CN logo at Montreal in 1960. Fleming's logo has since become an icon of graphic design.
Historical marker at site of Canadian Northern's "last spike" near Ashcroft, British Columbia
Railroad classes are the system by which freight railroads are designated in the United States. Railroads are assigned to Class I, II or III according to annual revenue criteria originally set by the Surface Transportation Board in 1992. With annual adjustments for inflation, the 2019 thresholds were US$504,803,294 for Class I carriers and US$40,384,263 for Class II carriers.
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a typical example of a Class I railroad in the eastern United States.
The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a typical example of a Class II regional railroad in Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois.
The Buckingham Branch Railroad is a typical example of a Class III shortline in Virginia.
